Last Thursday we looked at five easy Thanksgiving craft ideas for you and your children to have fun with. Well, there's still a week to go before Thanksgiving, so I thought I'd see if I could find some more interesting (and easy) ways to brighten up your thanksgiving dinner.

Here are five more fun Thanksgiving crafts. As with the others, these are not original to me; I found them from various sites on the Internet. Links to those sites are included below.

Napkin holders are always useful, and these ACORN NAPKIN HOLDERS are particularly easy to make. All you need are some acorns, along with some brown and tan pipe cleaners, and you're ready to go. Check them out at: http://www.freekidscrafts.com/acorn_napkin_holder-e567.html

If you want some fun and easy table decorations, I'd suggest the PLASTIC-BAG TURKEY craft. You'll need some craft supplies for this one (colorful plastic bags, pom poms, pipe cleaners, etc.), but your kids will have a blast creating their very own turkey to place on the table out of little more than plastic bags. This craft is offered at: http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/plastic-bag-turkey-1027147/

CRAFT STICK CENTERPIECE -- If you've got craft sticks around the house (when I was a kid, they called them Popsicle sticks!), you can make a very nice Thanksgiving centerpiece (or placecard). All you need are the sticks, some white glue, markers and/or crayons, and a little tape. You can find the instructions at: http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/kidscraftsactivitiesblog/2009/10/thanksgiving-popsicle-sticks-decorational-centerpiece-or-place-setting-card-craft-for-kids/

NATIVE AMERICAN TEEPEE TABLE DECORATION -- The first Thanksgiving was a celebration with Native Americans for God's abundant provision. You can echo that theme by having your children make some teepees to adorn your dinner table. They're easy to make and don't require a lot of supplies. The instructions for this craft are at: http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/native/mteepee.htm

THANKSGIVING "CANDLE" CRAFT -- If you've got some empty toilet paper rolls around the house, here's a great little "candle" craft. It's not a real candle, so don't worry about burning the house down. This site provides a printable decorative template (complete with flame) that will go around the outside of the t-p roll. The templates come in color or B&W (if you want to do the coloring yourself). Go to http://www.dltk-holidays.com/thanksgiving/mtcandle.html to learn how to creat this little table decoration.

Well, that it for today. I hope you'll try out some of these craft ideas. If you do, be sure to send me some photos at: jim.pence@seethelightshine.com, and I'll post them in a future blog.